Propaganda & misinformation / [compiled by Grey House Publishing].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Grey House Publishing, Inc., compiler.

Series:

Reference shelf ; v. 92, no. 2.

The reference shelf / H.W. Wilson, a Division of EBSCO Information Services, Inc. ; volume 92, number 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media and propaganda--United States.

Mass media and propaganda.

Disinformation--United States.

Disinformation.

Artificial intelligence--Social aspects--United States.

Artificial intelligence.

Government information--United States.

Government information.

Hacktivism.

Artificial intelligence--Social aspects.

United States.

Hacktivism--United States.

Genre:

Reference works.

Physical Description:

xv, 177 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Propaganda and misinformation

Place of Publication:

Amenia, New York : Grey House Publishing, 2020.

Contents:

1. The story of untruth :

Defining propaganda and misinformation

The history of "fake news" in America / Karen Yuan and Matt Peterson, The Atlantic

"Disinformation" is the word of the year- and a sign of what's to come / Geoff Nunerg, NPR

How Woodrow Wilson's propaganda machine changed American journalism / Christopher B. Daly, The Conversation

What the pope gets wrong about fake news / Jack Shafer, Politico

Nineteenth-century nihilists foretold our era / Robert Zaretsky, Foreign Affairs

A short guide to the history of "fake news" and disinformation / Julie Posetti and Alice Matthews, International Center for Journalists

2. Our current media environment :

Fake news, the coronavirus, and the 2020 election

NPR Poll: Majority of Americans believe Trump encourages election interference / Brett Neely, NPR

Trump's favorite tabloid worried its Saudi propaganda was as bad as it looked / Bess Levin, Vanity Fair

CNN vs. Fox: why these two cable networks can't stop talking about each other / Paul Farhi, The Washington Post

Social media struggles to counter coronavirus misinformation / Emily Birnbaum and Chris Mills Rodrigo, The Hill

Clinton backer at Facebook debunks Clinton claims / James Freeman, The Wall Street Journal

The propagandist and the censor / Andrew Stuttaford, National Review

3. The effects of propaganda :

The subtle influence of misinformation

Why do people fall for fake news? / Gordon Pennycook and David Rand, The New York Times

Why the hysteria around the "fake news epidemic" is a distraction / Cas Mudde, The Guardian

The myth of the echo chamber / Elizabeth Dubois and Grant Blank, The Conversation

The real consequences of fake news / Dominik Stecula, The Conversation

Echo chambers may not be as dangerous as you think, new study finds / Science Daily

4. Big tech and the new AI :

AI, bots, and regulation

Not your father's bots / Sarah Kreps and Miles McCain, Foreign Affairs

Google's algorithm isn't biased, it's just not human / Noam Cohen, Wired

Why the fight against disinformation, sham accounts and trolls won't be any easier in 2020 / Alexandre S. Levine, Nancy Scola, Steven Overly and Cristiano Lima, Politico

The information war is on: are we ready for it? / Renee Diresta, Wired

Detecting fake news at its source / Adam Conner-Simons, MIT News

We're fighting fake news AI bots by using more AI: that's a mistake / Samuel Woolley, MIT Technology Review

How social networks set the limits of what we can say online / Tarleton Gillespie, Wired

5. Navigating misinformation :

Ways to combat fake news

SPJ code of ethics / Society of Professional Journalists

How to help kids navigate fake news and misinformation online / Joanne Orlando, The Conversation

A college reading list for the post-truth era / Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes

10 journalism brands where you find real facts rather than alternative facts / Paul Glader, Forbes

Fact checkers say these are the best fact-checks they did during this decade / Cristina Tardaguila, The Poynter Institute.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781642656015

1642656011

OCLC:

1143347684